posted by hallty on Thursday 1 Jul 2010 12:18 GMT
Duet Group, the global financial group specializing in Alternative Asset Management is delighted to announce the launch of the “Duet Commodities Fund” on the 1 July 2010.
Tony Hall, Chief Investment Officer of the “Duet Commodities Fund”, will be managing the Fund with his team of product specialists who will be focusing on Metals and Agricultural Trading whilst Tony will focus on Energy. Tony is a high calibre professional who brings over 10 years of experience. Prior to joining Duet Group, Tony was Global Head of Distillates Oil Trading at Credit Suisse-Glencore from 2008 to 2010, looking at opportunities in the commodities derivatives market. His approach was directional and option-based. From 2001 to 2008 Tony worked for Deutsche Bank where he was Global Head of Middle Distillate Oil Trading and previously a Macro Proprietary Trader. During this time he traded a portfolio of FX, Commodities and Fixed Income products consisting of spot, forward, futures and options positions.
Tony obtained a BSc Honours degree in Economics from the University Of Bath specialising in Econometrics, Mathematical Economics, Financial Markets and Portfolio Management.
Arno Pilz, Head of Metals Trading of the “Duet Commodities Fund”, will be in charge of Metals Trading globally. Arno brings with him over 16 years of trading experience. Prior to joining, Arno was Global Head of Metals Trading at both Lehman Brothers and UBS. He also brings with him many years of experience in G10 and Emerging Markets FX derivatives trading. His approach was both directional and relative value based.
Arno obtained a MPhil in Management Studies from Oxford University as well as a BTech from the University of Limerick.
The “Duet Commodities Fund” will focus on detecting superior sources of returns in all commodities with emphasis on energy, metals and foreign exchange. A fundamental approach is used with macro-economic and physical market information, combined with various technical market indicators to generate fair values, forecasts and trading signals for commodity prices.
Alain Schibl, Co-Founder of Duet Group, says: “We believe in the long term attractiveness of investing in commodities particularly in current market volatility which offers opportunities to generate high returns. We are delighted by the launch of this Fund and to have the addition of such a talented and experienced individual to run it. We believe that having a Commodity Fund is significant in taking the firm to the next stage.”
Tony Hall, CIO of the “Duet Commodities Fund”, added: “I am delighted to be joining one of the most dynamic Alternative Investment firms. I believe that we have an edge that will help differentiate us through our extensive network, ability to understand today’s market, access a solid global infrastructure, an in-depth understanding of all of the variables impacting prices and an excellent reputation in forecasting macro trends.”
For more information please contact: Anahita Firouzbakht;
afirouzbakht@duetgroup.net; +44 (0)20 7290 9800
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